27 APRIL 1833, page 14

Topics Of The Day.

THE BUDGET—HOUSES AND WINDOWS. THE somewhat elaborate article on the Soap-tax—reduced, but not abolished in Lord ALTHORP ' S Budget—was written before the stormy meeting at the......

Saturday Morning. Worse And Worse ! Last Night The House

of Commons reduced the duty on Malt by rather more than one half—in other words, took off more than two millions of taxes. It is clear now that Government will be compelled to......

The Soap-tax.

AMONGST our numerous taxes, this is one of the worst. It is le- vied on an article essential both to cleanliness and health ; it is very unequal ; for whilst the duty adds two......